Jeremy Vine pushes bizarre conspiracy theory that William is to blame for fallout with brother Harry after plotting to take Duke of Sussex ‘down a peg or two’ out of jealousy

Jeremy Vine suggested that Prince William, or people acting for him, was jealous of the public response to Prince Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding and helped trigger the brothers’ rift. Vine said the Sussexes were briefed against and that the resulting publicity contributed to their leaving the UK; he presented this as a personal theory, not established fact.

The comments were made on his Channel 5 programme on 16 October and resurfaced after a clip was shared on X this week. They came amid renewed attention to Harry’s remarks that “some people don’t want to work it out”, widely interpreted as referring to William. Reactions to Vine’s claim were divided, and Harry has previously alleged that William broke an agreement not to brief against each other.